THE NEXT 6 MONTHS

I have heard many times "life isn't fair".  We'll I think you make life as fair as you can for your kids. So all my kids get taken off the bottle at 2 years old, no Binky's after 1, potty trained very soon after 2, and sleep in a bed by 2 also.  So this is a lot of things that have to happen right around 2.  And when I say "I makes things fair" reality is, things aren't fair but I pretend in my little mind.  If things were fair I wouldn't have 3 kids who name begin with a R and 1 begin with a W.  Which has many times made me wonder if we should have baby #5 and name it something with a W so Wayke doesn't feel bad...  But is that a justifiable reason to have a baby???

Anyway, my baby is turning 2 in less than 4 months.  I thought I better get my "done by 2" list started.  So we turned his crib into a bed.  Range has slept in his own room, in his own bed, since he was born.  (Minus about 2 months he was in a bassinet)  The past 20 months have been a terrible experience if we go camping or stay in a motel.  He doesn't sleep well with people in the room or with people.  He wonders around all night and cries.  It really is a horrible experience.  I am ready for him to sleep with his brothers so this summer will be fun!  We can go camping and I won't stress all day that I am going to be up all night.  So back to the big bed.  We have made the transition first just to the bed in his own room then in about a month I will move him in to sleep with his brothers.  People think I am crazy that all 4 kids will sleep in the same room but I like it.  I will have a "sleeping" room with only beds and a "play" room with the toys.  So here is my 6 months plan, we will see how it goes:
Jan 10 - Put Range in his own bed
Feb 10 - Range sleep with boys
April 19 - Off the bottle
June 1 - Start potty training - hopefully trained by by June 15!
Now if I can get all of this done it will be a wonderful summer.  I keep telling Dusty all the transitions are a terrible three days... (Oh, except the potty training.  That seems to take 10 days around this house) We will see how they go :)